How to tend a Phlox subulata
Also known as: Phlox aristata Lodd., Phlox brittonii Small, Armeria subulata (L.) Kuntze, Phlox setacea L., Phlox subulata var. subulata , Phlox subulata f. subulata , Phlox subulata var. setacea (L.) Brand, Phlox subulata f. albiflora Britton, Phlox subulata f. candidula House, Phlox subulata f. australis (Wherry) Fernald, Phlox subulata subsp. setacea (L.) Locklear, Phlox subulata subsp. australis Wherry, Phlox subulata subsp. brittonii (Small) Wherry, Phlox subulata subsp. eu-subulata Brand, Phlox subulata var. latifolia Benth., Phlox subulata var. australis Wherry, Phlox subulata var. brittonii Wherry, Phlox subulata var. ciliata Wherry, Phlox subulata var. ciliata Brand, Phlox setacea var. subulata (L.) H.Jaeger
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, half dormant in summer, reduce water and fertilization, may spray water in the air to cool
Sunlight
Likes half shade environments, put in places with bright scattered light
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring
Pruning
Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Saxifragaceae, Hydrangea
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠10 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period June-August, viewing period 3-4 weeks
- Flower colors
- light blue
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